Lawrence Bender Biography (1958?-)

Born 1958 (some sources say 1957), in The Bronx, NY. Addresses: Agent:William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA, 90212.;Office: Lawrence Bender Productions/A Band Apart Productions, 8530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, actor, director, writer, grip
Birth Details
1958?
The Bronx, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Production assistant, Maximum Potential (also known as Dolph Lungren: Maximum Potential), 1987
  • Grip, The Allnighter, Universal, 1987
  • Producer, Intruder (also known as Night Crew: The Final Checkout), Phantom Productions, 1988
  • Dolly grip, Cameron's Closet, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1988
  • Producer, Tale of Two Sisters, Vista Street Entertainment, 1989
  • Producer, Reservoir Dogs, Miramax, 1992
  • Second assistant director, Ulterior Motives, Imperial Entertainment, 1993
  • Producer, Fresh, Miramax, 1994
  • Executive producer, Killing Zoe, LIVE Entertainment, 1994
  • Producer, Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994
  • Producer, Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995
  • Producer, White Man's Burden (also known as White Man), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Executive producer, From Dusk Till Dawn, Miramax, 1996
  • Executive producer, Snakeland, 1996
  • Producer, Good Will Hunting, Miramax, 1997
  • Producer and (uncredited) executive album producer, Jackie Brown,Miramax, 1997
  • Producer, A Price Above Rubies, Miramax, 1998
  • Producer, Anna and the King, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
  • Executive producer, Texas Blood Money (also known as From DuskTill Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money), Miramax, 1999
  • Executive producer, The Hangman's Daughter (also known as FromDusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter), Miramax, 2000
  • Producer, Knockaround Guys, New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Producer, The Mexican (also known as La Mexicana), DreamWorks, 2001
  • Executive producer, Stark Raving Mad, Newmarket Capital Films, 2002
  • Producer and executive soundtrack producer, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (also known as Kill Bill, Kill Bill1, and Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Volume One"), Miramax, 2003
  • Producer, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2), Lions Gate Films, 2004
  • Producer, Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (also known as Kill Bill, Kill Bill 2, and Vol. 2), Miramax, 2004
  • Producer, Voces inocentes (also known as Innocent Voices),Slowhand Cinema Releasing, 2004
  • Producer, The Chumscrubber, Newmarket Films, 2005
  • Producer, The Great Raid, Miramax, 2005
  • Executive producer, Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins), Buena Vista, 2005
  • Producer, An Inconvenient Truth (documentary), Paramount Classics,2006
  • Executive producer, 88 Minutes, 2006
  • Producer, Inglorious Bastards, Miramax, 2006
  • Producer, Manhunt, 2007
  • Film Appearances
  • Officer Adams, Intruder (also known as Night Crew: The Final Checkout), Phantom Productions, 1988
  • Garbage fight heckler, Lionheart (also known as A.W.O.L.--Absent without Leave, A.W.O.L., and Wrong Bet), Imperial Entertainment, 1990
  • Young cop and voice for background radio play, Reservoir Dogs, Miramax, 1992
  • Third guard, Ulterior Motives, Imperial Entertainment, 1993
  • Yuppie, Fresh, Miramax, 1994
  • "Long haired yuppie scum," Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994
  • "Long haired yuppie scum," Four Rooms, Miramax, 1995
  • Bar patron number one, White Man's Burden (also known as WhiteMan), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • (Uncredited) Man in diner, From Dusk Til Dawn, 1996
  • Himself, Full Tilt Boogie (documentary), Miramax, 1997
  • Vegas onlooker, The Mexican (also known as La Mexicana), DreamWorks, 2001
  • Bar patron, Knockaround Guys, New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Himself, Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (documentary short), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002
  • Himself, Pulp Fiction: The Facts (documentary short), Miramax HomeEntertainment, 2002
  • (Uncredited) Hotel clerk, Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (also known as KillBill, Kill Bill 2, and Vol. 2), Miramax, 2004
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer, Lost In Oz, The WB, 2002
  • Executive producer, Dr. Vegas, CBS, 2004
  • Executive producer, Build or Bust, 2005
  • Miniseries
  • Executive producer, Legend of Earthsea, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, Anatomy of a Hate Crime, PBS, 2001
  • Executive producer, Nancy Drew, ABC, 2002
  • Executive producer, The Survivors Club, CBS, 2004
  • Episodic
  • Worked as a grip, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (documentary), BBC, 1994
  • Himself, Hollywood Goes to Hell (documentary), 2000
  • Himself, The Making of "Kill Bill: Volume 2," 2004
  • Himself, "Pulp Fiction" on a Dime: A 10th Anniversary Retrospect (documentary), Independent Film Channel, 2004
  • Episodic
  • American Cinema, PBS, 1995
  • Himself, "Anna and the King," HBO First Look, HBO, 1999
  • Himself, The Making of "Kill Bill" (documentary), Bravo, 2003
  • Himself, "Tarantino Special," Tracks, 2004
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Stories
  • Intruder (also known as Night Crew: The Final Checkout), Phantom Productions, 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Billboard, August 16, 1997, p. 6
    • Interview, September, 1994, p. 130
    • SHOOT, July 21, 1995, p. 1; April 19, 1996, p. 52
    • Variety, May 7, 2001, p. C8; May 16, 2005, p. S24